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A Technique for Estimating Tamarack Foliage Production, A Basis for Detailed Population Studies of the Larch Sawfly1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

W. G. H. Ives
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This paper is one in a series on sampling techniques used in population studies of the larch sawfly (Ives, 1955; Ives and Prentice, 1958). The technique has been developed to provide bases for comparing the intensity of sawfly infestations in stands of different compositions, and for studying the effect of the insect upon its host. A preliminary study demonstrated the feasibility of developing a sampling method for estimating foliage weight, but also indicated that the foliage weight increased as the season progressed (Ives, 1958). Foliage sampling in stands infested by the larch sawfly must be completed before defoliation becomes prevalent, and the foliage weight may increase considerably after sampling. In 1956 an intensive sampling program was carried out on tamarack in the Whiteshell Forest Reserve, Manitoba, to determine the sample size needed to obtain statistically acceptable estimates of foliage production and to study the nature of changes in foliage weight during the season.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 91 , Issue 8 , August 1959 , pp. 513 - 519
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1959

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